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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Tokyo & Osaka in pills

photo diary from japan

I'm so happy I had the chance to tag along with my husband's business trip to Japan.
This was my very first time to Tokyo and Osaka, and I am completely mesmerized.
Let me just say that in 9 days I could NOT see a single tiny piece of trash.
And I mean anywhere, including the subway.

Mount Fuji from the Shinkansen (bullet train) on my way to Osaka

One important piece of information: I can't say this is the rule for every place, but for sure everywhere I've had the chance to be: in high-tech Japan, admittance fees for sightseeing and museums are CASH ONLY. So forget about plastic, and get to the nearest ATM machine and get cash! (learned the hard way in a very windy and rainy day....)

the train stops EXACTLY where it is supposed to be;arrives ALWAYS on time and leaves ALWAYS on time:AMAZING!

Anyway. I had fun wondering around and getting lost.
Taxi driver often don't speak English, but I had the concierge writing in Japanese the list of the places I wanted to go see, and kept the Hotel card in my pocket; so I managed to not end up at the lost & found office!!

Uh, and all the cabs have white lace sit covers... spotless, of course!

Sounds like you had a fun trip! I lived in Japan for 3 years, and it never ceased to amaze me how precise and spotless things were. I was also amazed at the high tech Japan living right along side the old traditional Japan - travelling into Tokyo on the train, seeing people plowing their fields with oxen!! So cool!